Ep. 88: Nija Charles

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

Unknown, Music Interviews, Songwriting, Music, Songwriters, Education, Interviews, Music Creation, Artists

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Our guest is a 22-year-old Grammy-winning songwriter, record producer, and artist from Union, New Jersey. She is best known for her work with Beyoncé and Jay Z (“Heard About Us”, “LoveHappy”), Cardi B (“Ring”, “I Do”), and Chris Brown and Drake (“No Guidance”) as well as her releases with Post Malone, Meek Mill, Travis Scott, Anitta, 21 Savage, Ella Mai, Major Lazer, and many more. Most recently she celebrated her first No. 1 for Lady Gaga’s single with Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. She has also gained attention as a featured artist alongside Beyoncé and Tierra Whack on the record, "My Power" from the Lion King live-action soundtrack album,’The Lion King: The Gift’. This year she was named an honoree in Forbes 30 under 30 Class of 2020. And The Writer Is...Nija Charles!

Artwork: Michael Richey White

Photo: Nailah Howze

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0:00.0	This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.
0:11.0	So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's.
0:15.0	Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Anne the Writer is. I'm your host Ross Golan. I've written with
0:37.7	hundreds of artists and writers over the years and my favorite part of each session
0:41.8	is the first hour when we catch up about life, the
0:44.4	industry, politics, composition, whatever.
0:47.9	So this is a journey of learning why people write songs, how people write songs, and most importantly, who the people are who write the songs. I'm producing this with
0:57.5	the great Joe London, Big Deal music publishing, and mega house music
1:01.6	management. If you want to listen to the songs we discuss in this
1:05.4	podcast, follow us on our socials, find out about special live events, or buy that
1:11.5	merch, aka that hat I always wear, go to our website
1:15.0	W.W. and the writer is.com. For a little bit of context, we just wanted you to know that a lot of these were recorded before quarantine.
1:26.4	And as we know, a lot has changed in 2020.
1:29.7	So again, please stay safe out there and enjoy the new episodes of And the Writer is.
1:37.0	This week's episode is sponsored by BMI.
1:41.0	At BMI, music moves their world just like it moves mine.
1:45.0	BMI is my performing rights organization.
1:48.0	They're the bridge between people who create music like me and the businesses that bring it to the public.
1:55.4	They make sure I get paid when my music is streamed on apps or shows, played on radio,
2:01.1	at live shows or in bars, gyms, basically anywhere where music is played.
2:07.1	And they do this for over 900,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers publishers with more than 14 million songs across genres.
2:17.2	But it's more than that.
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